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Dana Corp. says it will sell its Gresen hydraulic operations as a part of its overall strategic plan “to divest nonstrategic and nonperforming operations."

In the news this morning: Businesses want Vermont to ease truck rules; N.J. truckers not exempt from state overtime law; and Tanker crash closes New York highway for 5 hours.

The Department of Transportation sent its surface transportation safety bill late Monday to Congress, where it is likely to be superseded by legislation from the House Transportation Committee.

Matlack Systems of Wilmington, Del., announced the resignation of two of its top executives and the appointment of a new president and chief executive officer.

Miami-Dade County voters Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a penny sales tax increase that would have removed toll booths on four heavily traveled roads.

The Teamsters union is stepping up the campaign to liberate itself from federal oversight imposed in a 1989 consent decree with an initiative to wipe out corruption and Mafia influence.

Fallout from the financial collapse of Preston Trucking Co. continues rippling across the state and region, with truckers demanding their wages after their paychecks bounced.

This Afternoon's Headlines: Shippers urged to help in speeding US-Mexico truck crossings; Allied Waste selling some operations to the public; and Trucker eyes S.C. freight hub, training site.

Truckers using fuel or credit cards will be able to whiz through check-out lines at truck stops, according to marketers of a satellite point-of-sale technology.

The Department of Transportation is under a congressional mandate to build an intelligent transportation system by 2001. DOT considers 17 standards to be essential to making it work.